At 46 years of age, Tom Brady, former quarterback of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, improved his record in the 40-yard dash test at the Scouting Combine, when he was 22 years old. (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Tom Brady continues to defy the laws of age. To his 46 yearsthe former quarterback of the New England Patriots y Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran the 40 yards, just as he did at the Scouting Combine. The surprising thing is that his time decreased, in relation to what he achieved at 22 years of age.
On this occasion, Brady He stopped the clock at 5.12 and 5.18 seconds in his two attemptsin comparison with the 5.28 seconds What did it take to travel the distance? when he left the University of Michigan 24 years ago. The seven-time champion he pulled out of some “the thorn”” that had been stuck since then.
Brady and his less than ideal test
To date, it is common See videos and images of Tom Brady during the Combineand not necessarily because he broke stopwatches or was the greatest example of athletic ability.
Brady era at that time a boy very thin and its performance in the 40 yards and more tests They did not predict a long stay in the NFL. In part, that was why it would fall to the selection 199in the sixth round del Draft.
Six quarterbacks were selected before of the product of the University of Michigan, and although Chad Pennington y Marc Bulger They had good – but not spectacular – trajectories as professionals, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin y Spergon Wynn They never went beyond being substitutes on their respective teams.
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On the field it was better than expected
As a professional, Brady exceeded expectationsin part thanks to his discipline and work ethicwhich allowed him to maintain in shape for more than 20 yearseven after a severe knee injury in 2008.
After a poor performance at the Scouting Combine, Tom Brady enjoyed a 20-plus year career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Photo: Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
TB12 also had one of the longest races in history of the NFL, and surely the most successful. Not bad for a player who at one time was the seventh quarterback in the ranks of Michigan Wolverines and had modest numbers in his two years as starter in college football.
Proof of his athletic development as a professional, with the 1,123 yards on the ground that he added throughout his career. Of course, improving his record prior to his rookie season in the 40-yard dash at age 46 is enough proof of his improvement.
The always controversial Scouting Combine
While it is true that Tom Brady He did not appear among the great prospects of 2000his performance in the Scouting Combine did not help him. The Combine is a test series held each year in Indianapolis, in which the college prospects more important do exercises to show off his athletic ability before NFL talent scouts.
for some teams and talent scoutsthe tests represent a important parameter in the selection of players in the draft. However, it is important to project how to translate what was seen in the tests football fieldand is not always adequately reflected.
Some players have surprised with the measurements during the tests and have turned them into a high selection in the draftbut once in the field they have not surrendered what was expected.
UCLA linebacker Gabriel Murphy goes through a drill during the Scouting Combine. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Examples of this are Darrius Heyward-Bey (2009, Las Vegas Raiders), Vernon Gholston (2008, New York Jets), Aaron Maybin (2009, Buffalo Bills), Tony Mandarich, (1989, Green Bay Packers) y John Ross (2017, New York Giants). Mike Red (1995, Philadelphia Eagles) He had a decent career, but he also fell short of expectations after his participation in the Combine, where he broke numerous records.
On the contrary, Drew Brees (2001, San Diego Chargers), Zach Miller (Raiders), Calais Campbell (2008, Arizona Cardinals), Arian Foster (2009, Houston Texans), Antonio Brown (2010, Pittsburgh Steelers) y Orlando Brown Jr. (2018, Baltimore Ravens), were affected in such a way due to their performance in Indianapolis that they fell far from the first round.
Currently, many prospects prefer not to participateor not perform all the tests so as not to affect your place, and prefer do it at Pro Days from their respective universities, where they have a greater control of the circumstances.
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